Here is the next chapter. Sorry for taking so long to get it out. I now have a job that occupies a lot of my time and I can't have my computer with me. Besides my job I have a few things I have made a comment to. So I will get the chapters out when I can. Just know I will not leave this story and any that I am writing unfinished. J You have my word.

Please enjoy the chapter my lovely readers.

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Previously:

Scott covered his face while he laughed, "Oh my goodness, that's the point of the game. The more skilled someone becomes at the game to longer it takes to beat your opponent. It is actually quite fun."

"Says you old man!" Instead of getting mad at the fire starter Cyclops ended up laughing with the other two acolytes, "Hey! What is so funny?"

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Rogue and Storm were in the middle of a conversation in the kitchen when they heard Pyro exclamation from the living room. They turned to each other and laughed, "Good old Pyro."

The bleached haired woman nodded in agreement, "Yes, so true. It has been rather quiet around here without him. Oh, what were we talking about again?"

"I totally forgot, how about we go ahead and make lunch for everyone. We are already in the kitchen." Rogue suggested as she moved to look through the cupboard laughing lightly.

"Yes, I am already hungry anyway." Storm walked to the refrigerator and started looking through. "We have some left over stake."

"And we have a box of mashed potatoes and a couple cans of green peas." The women looked at each other and nodded in agreement. They got busy making a simple lunch for those at the house.

Now:

Cyclops looked down at Ethan as the one year old tugged on the bottom of his jeans. "Hey there little man what's wrong?" Red on black eyes looked up with tears in his eyes as the man with glasses picked him up. The child buried his head into Cyclopses shoulder as Bobby and Kurt walked in, "What did you say to him?"

"We didn't say anything. I just don't like him or the rest of his family here." Ice Man answered snidely.

"Really you are going to take your anger out on a child. I apologized because what I did was wrong. We should have never treated his father like we did. I can't believe you are still going on about that." Scott angrily said, "Even when I didn't like him here I never took it out on his kids. They had no part in how Remy was before they were born. Neither were we for that matter. We have no idea what his life was like before he joined Magneto or even his circumstances for needing to join."

While it seemed to get Kurt thinking Bobby growled out, "Really you are going to defend a thief. He kidnapped Rouge and did a lot of bad things."

"So did Colossus and Pyro when they were under Magneto but you don't seem to have a problem with them." Cyclops replied turning away, "If all you are going to do is pick on children then stay away from me. I was never low enough to hurt a child. At least when I hurt his dad he was our age not one." Scott walked away whispering soothing words to the one year old in his arms. Leaving behind two baffled males in his wake.

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Storm sat across from Scott who was lying down on the couch Ethan asleep on his chest. "I heard about what happened."

"A child doesn't deserve that kind of treatment I don't care who their parent is." Scott replied running a soothing hand down the child back. "Even when I didn't like Gambit I never disliked his children. He and his wife made some cute kids."

Ororo nodded in agreement, "That they did. His girls are going to be a hit among the males once they get past their eyes. I think Angela is going to give her guy a run for his money. She is a little spitfire."

Scott chuckled, "Just like her dad used to be. I'm not going to lie I kind of miss the old Gambit but the new version of him is just as entertaining."

"Alexis certainly helped make him into the man he is today."

"Her and his kids. I think they are the biggest people that helped him get better. They didn't know anything about his past and what he had done. He really got to start over and become a better person. While we were in the same environment stuck in out old ways." Cyclops said with a frown.

"You all still grew in your own ways. Just because you didn't get a chance to change your thought process you did grow. Now that he is here you are given a chance to make up for what you did."

"I still can't believe Bobby thought it was okay to take his anger out on Remy's child. That isn't fair to a child. His life is just getting started. I haven't even seen Remy even own a thieving set. If he does have it I doubt he even touches it."

"Remy has mentioned that he is going to teach his children how do some things. Just incase the skills are required but never to actually be a thief." Storm said resting her chin on her hands, "I don't blame him. Those skill helped him when he needed it."

"I don't either. I don't even think him being a thief actually bothered me. To be honest I couldn't even tell you what did." Scott said putting Ethan's hair into order.

"Does it matter now?" Ororo asked with a smile.

That cause Scott to chuckle, "No I guess not. I'm just glad I was never low enough to cause a child pain."

"Xavier will be handling that. Bobby should not have taken his anger out on a child. Especially a child that is prone to blowing things up."

"Yes that had not been a smart move. Ethan blows things up when he is happy so there is no telling the amount of energy he can produce while upset." Cyclops said in agreement, "Heck I would even be carful around Angela. She actually consciously throws you. I would know."

Ethan blinked at Strom who smiled at him, "Hey buddy. Are you feeling better?"

The child sat up causing Scott to grunt and red eyes to look down, "Easy there kid my chest hurts just a little." The little boy giggled happily, "That's better to see."

Little arms reached out to Storm a big smile on the chubby face, "Awe sweetie you are so cute." The bleached haired woman pick him up causing him to squeal happily as he reached for the white hair within his reach.

Scott burst out laughing, "Goodness that child could cause anyone to smile at him."

Ethan was placed on Ororo's lap as the child played with her hair, "Yes that he can. No matter what kind of power he has he is still going to be a one year old."

The male chuckled, "Yes that he is. I hope he kind of turns out like Remy. Despite him being a bad guy once upon a time Remy was never afraid to be himself. He was certainly contagious at time too." Both Scott and Ororo smiled at the memory.

"Me too. We could do with that back around her again